Sanitary syrup-receptacle for soda-water fountains.



No. 746,832. I I PATENTED' DEC-. 15, 1903.

I F. H.- HECKER-V SANITARYSYRU}? REGEPTAOLE FOR SODAWATER FOUNTAINS.

APPLIOA'I ION FILED APR. 4, 1903.

1 N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATE-1s Patented December 15, 1903.

ATENT FRED H. HEOKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,832, dated December 1 1903- Application filed April 4, 1903. Serial Ila-151,111. (do modell To all whom it hazy concern.-

Beit known that I, FRED H. HEGKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Sanitary Syrup-Receptacle for Soda- Water Fun n tai us,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sanitary syru p-receptacles which are adapted to be easily and readily re moved'to be cleaned.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to arrange the receptacles so that their cleanliness is clearly visible to the catering public; second, to have each individual receptacle removable from the cou n tor-shelf; third, to have a separate hole cut through the counoer-shelf for each individual syrup-receptaole; fourth, to have the syrup identificationmark on an unbreakable portion, so that a plain bottle without any name thereon could be used and the bottles all interchangeable, and, fifth, to provide a cheap, durable, and easily-cleaned construction. There are still other advantages which will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the description to follow.

Heret-ofore glass syrupreceptacles have been constructed with the name of the syrup secured to the bottle. This construction often would cause annoyance by the bottles being placed into a different position each time there were several bottles removed at a timeand placed back in position by a novice orone who is not acquainted with the proper position of the bottle in a series. Furthermore,when the name is on the bottle the dispenser necessa rily has always to be careful to replace the bottle with't-he name in proper position tobe seen. These mistakes and annoyances are absolutely avoided by the use of myimproved syrup-receptacle, in which the name of the syrup is placed on a rim or casinginto which the bottle is set. This name plate or casing is preferably removable to facilitate theeasy cleaning of the parts.

I have illustrated my invention i'n the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of a soda-water fountain with syrup-receptacles embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through one of the syrup-receptacles, and Fig. 3'is a front elevation of one of the syrup-receptacles with the several parts detached from each other and removed from the opening in the counter-shelf, a fragment of which is shown in perspective.

Similar numerals refer to identical parts throughout the several views.

Through the counter-shelf eare cutas many holes 5 as there are to be syrup-receptacles 6. The holes 5 are preferably circular, as are also the receptacles 6, which are made of glass and of a uniform standard size and shape. Each receptacle 6 is supported in a position partly extending through the hole 5 by a cylindrical metallic casing 7, which has the inwardly-projecting flange 8 at its lower end and a similar flange 9 at its upper end. A sheet-metal disk 10 of the proper size is placed within the cylinder 7 and rests on and is supported by the flange 8. The disk 10 serves as a bottom in the casing 7 and supports the receptacle 6. The casing 7 is supported upon the counter-shelf 4: and partly projecting through the hole 5 by a bell-shaped collar 11, whose upper edge is turned inwardly and then down and outwardly underneath the flange 9 on the upper end of the casing 7, thus being rigidly secured to the casing 7. The lower edge of the bell-shaped collar 11 rests upon the counter-shelf gt and supports the casing 7. The top open end of the receptacle 6 is closed by a cap 12, loosely fitting over the neck 13. The name of the syrup 14: is placed on the collar 11.

In operation the hole 5 is of such size to admit the easy introduction of the casing 7, and the opening in the top of the casing7 at the upper edge of the collar 11 is of such size to admit the easy introduction and removal of the glass receptacle 6. All the parts thus rest in position simply by gravity and can be lifted up and out of position at will any time.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that any one of a group of receptacles 6 may be removed either separately for the purpose of pouring out some of the contents of the same or together with its cooperating casing 7 for the purpose of cleaning the counter-shelf 4 around the hole 5 Without moving or disturbing any one of the remaining receptacles. Thus the cleansingoperation can be carried on thoroughly and in every conceivable part during the few spare moments the dispenser ICO may have between the times of serving drinks to customers and avoid the necessity of delaying business to clean the apparatus. Likewise co nsiderabletimeis saved by simply substituting a full receptacle 6 for one which may become empty or accidentlybroken, the name of the syrup being on the metallic portion 11.

While I have shown and described a construction which I at present consider the most practical, I desire to be understood that some radical changes can be made in the form and detail of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention, the main feature of my invention being the placing of the name of the syrup on a part or piece other than the bottle or receptacle for the syrup and having the bottles extend partly through the counter-shelf through individual openings for each bottle provided in the counter-shelf.

I am aware-that prior to my invention glass syrup-receptacles have been used in connection with sheet-metal sockets. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a soda-water-dispensing apparatus, the combination of a counter-shelf supporting a spigot and a series of syrup-receptacles arranged about said spigot; round holes provided in said shelf to receive cylindrical bottle-supports provided with bottoms and bellshaped collars; said cylindrical supports extending a material distance above and below said counter-shelf, and incasing a material portion of the bottles; said bell-shaped collars secured to said cylindrical supports and supporting the same in position substantially as shown and described.

2. In a soda-water-dispensing apparatus, the combination of a counter-shelf supporting a spigot and a plurality of syrup-receptacles arranged about said spigot in a row; said counter-shelf provided with'round holes to receive removable cylindrical bottle-supports provided with bottoms and bell-shaped collars; said cylindrical supports extending a material distance above and below said counter-shelf, and ineasing a material portion of the bottle; said bell-shaped collars secured to said cylindrical supports and supporting the same in position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED H. HEOKER.

Witnesses:

R. J. J ACKER, S. E. OBERHOLTZER. 

